tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post8772468885679580314..comments2024-03-17T01:38:27.642-07:00Comments on Marblemount Homestead: How to grow killer onions - part 3 of my movie: Give 'em a haircut and fertilize themMarblemount Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-39341145942936165242015-04-12T16:32:30.627-07:002015-04-12T16:32:30.627-07:00Yes, I read that in "The Nourishing Homestead...Yes, I read that in "The Nourishing Homestead". I've never inoculated seeds, so it's new to me, but Penny seems to swear by it.Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-66771756899532272292015-04-12T15:06:44.573-07:002015-04-12T15:06:44.573-07:00Apparently Penny Hewitt inoculates her seeds. I ha...Apparently Penny Hewitt inoculates her seeds. I have to look into that more. I guess it's for what it sounds like. Like a vaccination against disease. I am watering my healthy pepper starts with the fish emulsion. I have Shisito and Pim starts (both japanese) and they are on the outdoor porch hardening off. The Thai peppers (Prik Chi Faa) didn't even sprout. I think they may have sent me a bad batch of seeds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-18663686090279182242015-04-10T11:02:28.843-07:002015-04-10T11:02:28.843-07:00Glad you like the video! Glad you have other stuf...Glad you like the video! Glad you have other stuff growing, too!<br />Inoculation is not the same as fertilizing. You fertilize growing plants to provide nutrients to the plant. Inoculating is done with seeds. I never do that, except with peas and beans so they can fix nitrogen. <br />Just fertilize them with fish fertilizer!Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-15231926540793716392015-04-10T10:17:08.512-07:002015-04-10T10:17:08.512-07:00Great videos! You've inspired me to make a vid...Great videos! You've inspired me to make a video of how to make rags rugs.<br /><br />You have got me inspired to grow onions, too. Onions grow really well around here but seeding them directly into the ground had never worked for me. Probably a number of factors but mostly I have bad timing, bad soil and bad water. All things I have taken steps to correct.<br /><br />I never knew about the "haircut" and I have never used fertilizer but I am going to now. Is fertilizing another name for "inoculation"?<br /><br />Thanks for these tips! I greatly appreciate it! (Right now I have collards, kale and broccoli growing gangbusters. The tomatoes will catch up and they are under the protection of a small hoop house during cold nights.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com